This is a list of articles dealing with cannabis and the "new" approaches to monitoring and passing drug laws...


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Psychoactive drugs | Economist - World News, Politics, Economics, Business & Finance

http://www.economist.com/topics/psychoactive-drugs

Psychoactive drugs

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  Winding down the war on drugs: Towards a ceasefire

  Feb 21st 2013, 4:03 from Print edition

  Experiments in legalisation are showing what a post-war approach to drug control could look like56
• Illegal drugs: The great experiment

  Feb 21st 2013, 4:03 from Print edition

  At last, drug prohibition is being challenged by fresh thinking86
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  Czech politics: For medicinal use only?

  Dec 18th 2012, 5:38 from Eastern approaches

  The Czech Republic's very liberal approach to recreational drug possession is becoming more liberal still2
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  Medical marijuana: Puffs of woe

  Oct 9th 2012, 7:44 from Democracy in America

  Barack Obama has been a disappointment on marijuana, but three state initiatives aim to take the matter away from the president120
• Documentary film: “The House I Live In”: World without end

  Oct 4th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition

  Eugene Jarecki’s new film dissects America’s failed and cruel drug war0
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  Jamaica and Zimbabwe: Lovers’ tiff

  Sep 21st 2012, 5:06 from Baobab1
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  Drug prices: All cut up

  Aug 9th 2012, 3:01 from Print edition

  Cocaine is cheaper, but weaker15
• Marijuana in California: Highs and lows

  Jul 26th 2012, 3:11 from Print edition

  California’s biggest city votes to ban pot shops. Bring on the lawyers, again38
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  Daily chart: Bongoland

  Jun 26th 2012, 2:56 from Graphic detail

  Which countries have the highest rates of cannabis use?265
• The drug war: The path to decriminalisation

  Jun 1st 2012, 1:39 from Democracy in America

  Will it go the way of gay marriage?222
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  Afghanistan's opium crop: Everywhere coming up poppies

  Apr 20th 2012, 11:29 from Banyan

  Regional initiatives have succeeded only in relocating the drug production21
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  Drugs in Tajikistan: Addicted

  Apr 19th 2012, 3:09 from Print edition

  Heroin stabilises a poor country22
• Drugs at the World Economic Forum: The legalisation debate broadens

  Apr 19th 2012, 9:29 from Americas view

  An interview with Otto Pérez Molina16
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  Drug decriminalisation: Blunt talk

  Apr 16th 2012, 8:16 from Democracy in America

  The president dismisses drug legalisation132
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  Marijuana laws: Up in smoke

  Apr 12th 2012, 3:07 from Print edition

  Why are the feds cracking down on marijuana in states that allow it?175
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  Drug policy in Latin America: Burn-out and battle fatigue

  Mar 15th 2012, 4:00 from Print edition

  As violence soars, so do voices of dissent against drug prohibition66
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  Drugs policy: Pills and progress

  Feb 9th 2012, 4:02 from Print edition

  Signs of compassion mixed with pragmatism are emerging in America’s treatment of drug users, who are also changing their habits27
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  Prescription drugs: Limiting the hurt

  Feb 6th 2012, 3:09 from Democracy in America

  Are America's anti-drug policies getting in the way of its public-health response to the problem of chronic pain?37
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  Depression and psilocybin: Cheer up! Eat your mushrooms...

  Jan 24th 2012, 7:02 from Cassandra

  The implication of the research into the mysteries of the human brain is that psychedelic drugs could have a therapeutic value—but the obvious snag is that they are illegal.25
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  Marijuana in California and Colorado: Highs and laws

  Dec 1st 2011, 4:06 from Print edition

  Jerky progress towards legalisation28
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  Drug use and abuse: The fire next time

  Nov 17th 2011, 10:48 from Print edition

  Drug use is changing fast. Old drugs are falling from favour, new ones are growing, and the economic slump may shake things up again27
• Welfare and drug testing: Signalling as policy

  Sep 2nd 2011, 2:37 from Democracy in America55
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  Laos and the drugs trade: A second wind from the Golden Triangle

  Jul 19th 2011, 1:22 from Banyan

  The opium trade is enjoying a resurgence, more than 10 years after Afghanistan stole its market0
• Markets in everything: User-friendly data

  Jul 15th 2011, 4:34 from Free exchange

  Does drug market collapse indicate demand or supply problems?14
• The war on drugs: Boxing cleverer

  Jul 7th 2011, 10:49 from Print edition4